Nippon Paint Lanka (Pvt) Limited are sponsors of the 143rd Royal-Thomian Cricket Encounter as the Official Paint Partner.

Nippon Paint Lanka (Pvt) Limited was appointed Associated Gold Sponsor of the Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka.

Unbeaten St. Joseph’s face an acid test confronting defending champs Royal College in a crucial encounter to be played at Havelock Park from 4.15 p.m. onwards today.

Fifties by Senesh Hettiarachchi and Charuka Peiris helped steer S. Thomas’ College out of troubled waters and finish the day on 207 for six wickets on day one of the 143rd Battle of theBlues at the SSC Grounds in Colombo on Thursday.

The stage is set once again for the world’s second-longest uninterrupted cricket series in the world, the Royal-Thomian Big Match, to get underway tomorrow at the SSC Grounds in Colombo.

A defiant innings from Abdullah Shafique carried Pakistan to a record-breaking win in the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle today, the visitors taking a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series.

Abdullah Shafique’s unbeaten century ensured Pakistan stood firm in their pursuit of a record-breaking chase in Galle, although Sri Lanka gave themselves some hope of snatching victory in the first Test with the wicket of Babar Azam late on day fou

Shenal Boteju and Danal Hemananda shone for St. Peter’s College while skipper Shevon Daniel shone for St. Joseph’s College in their 88th Battle of the Saints annual big match played at the P Sara Stadium.

Sri Lanka exerted their dominance and extended the lead over Pakistan in the first Test in Galle, on the back of half-centuries from Dinesh Chandimal, Kusal Mendis and Oshada Fernando.

Prabath Jayasuriya’s impressive start to Test cricket continued with the left-arm spinner taking his third consecutive five-wicket haul, but a seventh Test century for Babar Azam denied Sri Lanka a significant lead in the first Test in Galle.

The third edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) has been postponed to December.

Dhananjaya de Silva will return to the Sri Lankan side while Pathum Nissanka has been ruled due to Covid-19 for the first Test against Pakistan starting in Galle on Saturday, with captain Dimuth Karunaratne believing that his team will face a tougher

Giant killers Vidyartha College led by Arosh Ratnayake will be returning to the field after a fortnight when they play Dharmaraja College at Nittawela tomorrow in their Dialog schools rugby league Under 20 encounter.

Royal College smarting from their defeat at the hands of Trinity last week will be all out to return to winning ways when they meet S. Thomas’ College Mount Lavinia for the Michael Gunaratne Trophy at the Royal Sports Complex tomorrow.

Wesley College who beat Vidyartha convincingly and ended up losing to Isipathana in a scrappy affair will be keen to get their act together when they host Science College at Longdon Place tomorrow.

Unbeaten Trinity College will hold a slight edge when they confront St. Joseph’s College at the Trinity Rugby Stadium in Pallekele tomorrow. This will be a much looked forward to encounter in the league as both outfits are so far unbeaten this seas

Sri Lankan spinner Prabath Jayasuriya’s mother has given full credit to the physios and trainers, who worked really hard to help her son achieve ’’super fitness’’.

Sri Lanka captain Dimuth Karunaratne was full of praise for Dinesh Chandimal and debutant Prabath Jayasuriya whose efforts with bat and ball respectively allowed Sri Lanka to make a sharp turnaround after the team’s sub-par performance in the first

Dinesh Chandimal has been one of Sri Lanka’s best batsmen since the golden era of Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, TM Dilshan and Thilan Samaraweera.

In a rematch of last year’s final, the Jaffna Kings will take on the Galle Gladiators in the opening match of the third season of the Lanka Premier League on August 1 at R Premadasa.

Nalanda College broke a 69-year drought against traditional rivals Ananda College by winning the Battle of Maroons when they coasted to a convincing nine-wicket win in the 92nd encounter concluded at the SSC ground today.

Prabath Jayasuriya and Dinesh Chandimal scripted an incrediblewin for Sri Lanka to draw the two-Test series against Australia in Galle today, exorcising the horrors of an embarrassing defeat in the first Test last week.

History was created when the two umpires – Naeem Ashraf and Jasmine Naeem – became the first husband and wife couple to officiate a professional fixture in England together.

Novak Djokovic won a seventh Wimbledon title and 21st Grand Slam crown on Sunday with a four-set triumph over Nick Kyrgios, whose challenge unravelled in frustration after a blistering start.

Dinesh Chandimal’s fortuitous century and fifties from Kamindu Mendis and Angelo Mathews ensured Sri Lanka added to their collection of good sessions to gain a 67-run lead against Australia in the second Test in Galle on Sunday.

Defending champions Royal met their waterloo as arch-rivals Trinity pulled off a thrilling victory by a single point with a score of 21-20 in the crucial Dialog Schools Rugby tournament encounter played at the Royal Complex ground on Friday.

Centuries from Steven Smith and Marnus Labuschagne ensured that the opening day of the second Test belonged to Australia, benefiting from Sri Lanka’s rejigged bowling attack failing to impose itself on the visitors.

Sri Lanka will field a new-look bowling attack for the second Test against Australia, which begins in Galle tomorrow, but its final composition remains unclear after the home team was hit with a number of positive Covid-19 cases on Thursday.

Dimuth Karunaratne’s Sri Lanka are looking to level the Test series with spin reinforcements for the second match starting Friday against an upbeat Australia.

West Indians Carlos Brathwaite and Evin Lewis were among the overseas players who secured top dollar at the Player Draft for the third season of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) which starts later this month.